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Personal info

Full name
KILBY, James L
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Scioto County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15112784
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 13 14

Immediate family

Members
Paul Kilby (father)
Bessie Kilby (mother)
Franklyn Kilby (brother)
Andrew Kilby (brother)
Paul Kilby (brother)
Margaret Kilby (sister)
Louise Kilby (sister)
Martha Kilby ( sister)

More information

Pfc James L. Kilby enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 31 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/327/327 honor kl.html, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kilby Family